Acute Care Casebook

Acute Care Casebook provides a case-based approach to the broad practice of acute care medicine, covering a variety of common patient presentations and clinical environments. This book features over 70 illustrated cases, including presentations of trauma and medical illness in wilderness medicine, military and prehospital environments, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and intensive care unit and floor emergencies. Designed for students and trainees in medicine, nursing, EMS, and other acute care specialties, this text guides readers through not only symptom evaluation and treatment, but also the thought process and priorities of experienced clinicians. Each chapter features key diagnoses and management pearls from leading experts that will help prepare readers for any event, from stabilizing and transporting a trauma patient in the field, to managing post-operative complications in the ICU.

Dr. Nelson completed training in Emergency Medicine at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency program in Boston. He is currently Professor of Emergency Medicine and Chief of the Ultrasound Division in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. He has authored dozens of articles and lectured around the world on emergency medicine, point-of-care ultrasound, and medical education. His other books include The Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Illustrated, and the Atlas of Handheld Ultrasound.